Beginning of Voting

On election day a polling station shall be opened only if at least 3/5 of PEC members are present. The PEC chairperson, together with the PEC members, shall make sure that a ballot box is empty and seal it up. Having checked that the polling station has been furnished without violating the established requirements, the PEC chairperson shall register the total number of the ballots received by the PEC into the PEC results protocol, distribute the ballots and voter lists among the PEC members, register the number of ballots handed out to each PEC member into the PEC results protocol and open the polling station, thereby, proclaiming the commencement of election.